Chapter 100 - 88: Drops? God-given Rewards?

Chapter 100: Chapter 88: Drops? God-given Rewards?

Just a little?

The old man stared at the ground writhing frantically before him.

He knew this was because the Demon Beast underground had suffered a fierce attack.

That was the only reason something like this would happen.

And the one who had caused all this

was the young man standing before him—the one he had just spent all this time protecting, who claimed to only be Level 15.

"Are you... really only Level 15?"

The old man still found it hard to believe.

How could someone with a Skill this powerful only be Level 15?

"It’s because of your Meteor Arrow Rain, sir. My Skill is Thunder. The two worked together, which is why my thunder looked more powerful than it is!"

Fang Xiu explained.

The old man nodded slightly.

But still... that Thunder in the sky had looked terrifying enough on its own.

Even an old man like him, at Level 30, had found its pressure terrifying.

"Netherworld Thunder Fall!"

At that moment, Fang Xiu used the Skill again.

A sky full of thunder descended,

once again striking the ground.

This time, the ground heaved even more violently.

"This..."

The old man shook his head. "Although your Skill is strong, this isn’t an ordinary Level 25 Demon Beast. It’s a Level 25 Elite Monster. Trying to kill it with Skills alone will be difficult!"

"Mm."

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

He glanced into the distance.

Over there, a slender figure in red was staring in their direction.

Fang Xiu made a hand gesture.

The red figure transformed into a streak of red light.

Under the cover of the thunder that filled the sky,

she shot directly toward the writhing Demon Beast on the ground.

Her speed was incredible.

"ROAR!"

A pained, low roar echoed out.

"Hm?"

The old man paused, startled.

He had been in this Gate World for twenty years, at the very least.

He’d heard that kind of pained roar many times.

It was the sound a Demon Beast made right before it died.

"Looks like I got lucky. The Thunder struck the Demon Beast dead!"

Fang Xiu said with a smile.

The old man nodded slightly. "It probably hit a vital spot!"

The ground before them stopped churning.

At the same time, the Thunder in the sky vanished.

On the ground, there were numerous bulging mounds of dirt.

Fang Xiu knew these were the bodies of the Demon Beast the old man had mentioned—the Quan Ni.

They really just looked like mud.

Who would have thought that these "clumps of mud" were actually Demon Beasts?

"Fang Xiu, you’ve really hit the jackpot this time!"

The old man looked at the Demon Beast corpses on the ground.

He beamed at Fang Xiu.

In his eyes, these Demon Beast corpses were all money!

But Fang Xiu wasn’t particularly interested in them.

"If you hadn’t injured these Demon Beasts first, sir, I never would have been able to kill them!"

Fang Xiu said humbly.

The old man shook his head. "I know what you mean, but I’m not the kind of old man who takes advantage of others!"

"Sir, I usually just take the Demon Cores and anything that drops!"

Fang Xiu said with a smile.

"Drops?"

The old man looked momentarily confused, then said, "Oh, you mean the God-Given Rewards?"

"There’s a professional-sounding name for it?"

Fang Xiu understood, though.

After all, these things appeared after a Demon Beast died.

The older generation believed they were rewards bestowed by the gods for killing Demon Beasts.

So, it was normal to call them God-Given Rewards.

"Haha, that’s what we used to call them!"

the old man said with a laugh.

Fang Xiu nodded. "So I don’t need the rest of this stuff!"

"Alright. If you don’t want them, then this old man won’t be polite."

The old man nodded.

He didn’t say or ask anything more.

He simply walked toward those bulging "mounds of dirt."

Holding a saber in one hand, he plunged it straight into a Quan Ni’s head and dug forcefully.

With that, he pried out a Demon Core.

His speed was much faster than Fang Xiu’s.

Each time, he was incredibly precise.

Fang Xiu took out his dagger and started as well, though he wasn’t as fast as the old man.

"Is that... a Seven-Star Iron Dagger?"

An expression of surprise appeared on the old man’s face when he saw the dagger Fang Xiu took out.

Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "You have a good eye, sir!"

This was the dagger Fang Xiu had spent three million Points to acquire.

The so-called Seven-Star Iron Dagger was a dagger forged from Iron.

Iron was an extremely rare Refining Material.

This Refining Material couldn’t be cut; it could only be shaped by a Blacksmith, hammered out blow by blow.

Depending on its size, it could be made into Darts, daggers, swords, and sabers.

And "Seven-Star" was the dagger’s Level.

The Level is determined by the purity of the Iron, ranging from the lowest, One-Star, to the highest, Nine-Stars.

One-Star had the most impurities.

But even so, it could sell for 500,000 Points.

Based on his needs and the number of Points he had, Fang Xiu had purchased this Seven-Star Iron Dagger.

As for why he didn’t buy an Eight-Stars or Nine-Stars version, it was because... they were out of stock.

Fang Xiu had searched the Awakener Website for a long time but couldn’t find a Nine-Stars Iron dagger.

He could only settle for a Seven-Star one.

But even for a Seven-Star, its Attributes were pretty good.

At least in Fang Xiu’s opinion, it was a perfect fit for him.

[Seven-Star Iron Dagger]

[Attack +30%]

[Sharpness +30%]

[Passive Skills: Cutting (When triggered, Sharpness +300%)]

The Attack bonus was negligible to Fang Xiu.

But a dagger that increased Sharpness, plus this Passive Skill...

These were things Fang Xiu really liked.

Because the dagger he wanted was one that could quickly slice through the hides of Demon Beasts.

And then take out the Demon Core.

That’s why, after searching for a long while, Fang Xiu had finally found this Seven-Star Iron Dagger.

He had rejected others that added more Attack Power.

Only this dagger was perfectly suited to his tastes.

"You truly have a good eye, sir!"

Fang Xiu wasn’t surprised at all that the old man could tell it was an Iron dagger.

But for the old man to be able to tell it was Seven-star Level...

That was truly impressive.

Because the Star Level was determined by Quality.

To be able to tell the Quality of the Iron at a glance was something no ordinary person could do.

"Haha, do you know why I didn’t use my third Skill during the fight just now?"

the old man asked with a laugh.

Fang Xiu was taken aback. "I don’t know."

A Level 30 powerhouse could have three Skills.

During the battle, the old man had only used two Skills.

Fang Xiu had assumed the third Skill was for Defense or some kind of buff.

Now, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

"Because my third Skill is Identification!"

the old man said with a smile.

"An Identification Skill?"

Fang Xiu hadn’t expected that the old man would have an Identification Skill.

A Water Mage who also possessed a Life System Identification Skill?

"I got it by chance one time. If I hadn’t dropped from Level 35 to Level 30 and lost the use of my fourth Skill, I could probably be an Appraiser by now!"

As if sensing what Fang Xiu was thinking, the old man added an explanation.

And just at that moment, some of the Demon Beast corpses before them began to glow!